The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Social Season at the Capital
Near Its Close.
Business Which Remains to be Done
This Session.
No Extra Session of the Senate to be
Called.
Passage of the Senate Pacific Rail-
road Resolution.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
With the beginning of Lent on Wednesday
the social season in Washington closed. 1t
went out with grand rush ON Tuesday eve
ming at the White House, when the last of
| the four formal receptions was given. The
reception this week was given to the general
public. and it is estimated that about seven
thousand people shook hands with President
and Mrs. Cleveland in the course of the eve
| ming.
The season just closed was nota very bril-
liant one. 1t was two or three weeks shorter
than that of last year, and the magnificent
balls and receptions! at the Whitney resi-
dence, which were the feature of last years
season were lacking thisyear But although
the gaities of this season were not carried to
such an extent as last year, it has neyerthe-
less been gay and arduous enough to make
the rest afforded by the season of Lent most
grateful to the giddy devotees of society
During the Lenten season, from now until
the 10th Of April, although there will be no
noteworthy entertainments, society will not
entirely withdraw into its shell, but many
pleasant informal gatherings will be held,
which, while lacking the magnifcence Of the
seasons balls and receptions will be not less
enjoyable.
Postal Matters.
The following change in the Star Service
In Maine is announced: Route 3S7, Forest
City to Forrest station. Increase service to
six times week. To take effect February
%, 1887.
Inc following changes in the Star Sched-
ule in Maine are announced: Route 303
Hartland to Saint Albans. Leave Hartland
daily except Sundays, at $50 a. m. and LAO
p. M Arrive at Saint Adams by 1905 a. m.
and 7.15 p m. Leaye Saint Albans daily ex-
cept Sunday, at Gas a. m. and $40 p. m. Ar
rive at Hartland by 7.2O q. m. and 4.15 D. m.
Route 373. Machias to Pembroke Leave
Machias daily except Sundays at 915 a M,
or on arrival of mail from Cherryfeld. Ar
rive at Pembroke In six hours Leave Penn
broke daily except Sundays at 5.45 p. m. Ar
rive at Machias by 11.45 p. m.
The Business in Congress.
The remaining six legislative days remain
ing of this season bid fair to be spent in hard |
fighting and confusion in the House. 1t is |
in order fer any member who can get the !
speakers notice to move to suspend the |
rules by two-thirds vote and pass any bill !
he may call up. BY decision Of the speaker |
this morning, however, the regular appro-
priation bills are to have right of way until |
all are disposed of. There remain of these |
bills three, the naval, legislative excessive |
and judicial, and general deficiency yet to be |
acted upon by the House. The last of these,
the general deficiency, was reported today, |
and all are on the calendar ready for consid- |
GRAFTON. The consideration of these bills |
and OF conference reports upon them, and
other appropriation bills must of necessity |
take up most of the time remaining. In or
der to give the President time to consider
them they ought to be in his hands by |
Thursday morning, which gives but four
days FIR their consideration. There are
eleven of these bills which are now either on
the calendar of the House or Senate or in
conference between them, and in order to
get them all through a gnod daalaf fAas.l s.slris
must De dono vy votn Houses from now un-
til the close of the session. The backward |
of these bills is due entirely to the
action of the House in holding them back
until the last few days of the session, and |
then throwing them bodily upon the Senate
and expecting that body to do in two or |
three days what the House has taken three |
months for. The bills will probably all be |
passed before next Friday simply because |
they must be, as without them the expense of |
running the government cannot be met, but |
the Senators condemn in no unsparing terms |
the action of the House in compelling them |
to pass them in a rush without being able to |
give them the consideration they ought to |
receive.
No Extra Session of the Senate.
Senator Sherman has received a personal |
note from the President stating he has con-
ferred with number of Senators on the sub
ject and has reached conclusion that there
exists no necessity for special session of
the Senate. He says he will call none unless
some unforeseen contingency arises.
Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been granted the following
Maine people:
Sarah, widow of Ganlen Cousins, Brooklyn.
Chas. H. Holt, original, Augusta.
Thaddeous Towse original, Lubec.
Ruel Williams, increase, Belgrade Depot
Eastman I. Strickland, reissue, North New
Portland.
Hiram n Parker, reissue, East Bangor.
Henry s. Young, reissue, Calais.
Maine Patents.
Patents were allowed this week to the fol-
lowing Maine inventors:
c. G. Freeman, Dixfield, machine for polishing
and compressing tooth picks.
Oliver T. Hix, Rockand, assignor 10 A. Oliver
d. N MARYLAND and G. +. Hix, Rockland, car
coupling.